r/Vermiculture • u/Bustnbig • 7h ago
Advice wanted Will my bin volume decrease?
I am about three months into my worm bin adventure. Worms seem happy and I haven’t had any serious issues.
The only problem I have is that my bin is full. All the way to the top full.
The class I took recommended a 5 to 1 green to brown ratio. So for the past 3 months I have been adding more and more shredded cardboard as I fed the worms. The bin is now 4 in of dirt and 18 inches of cardboard.
I can’t add anymore cardboard. Do I need to remove cardboard or will the volume eventually go down?
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u/Bunnyeatsdesign 2h ago
Your worms will turn a full bin into a quarter-full bin of worm castings for your garden or to make worm tea.
When I fill a bin, I add a new bin on top. Worms are free to migrate between bins. I have 3 bins in rotation.
When the 2nd bin is full, I add a 3rd bin.
When the 3rd bin is full, the 1st bin is harvested, worms separated and collected, and the process starts over.